The Vinson Court: Justices, Rulings, and

Spanning the years from 1946 until 1953, the Vinson Court made the legal transition from World War II to the Korean War, and the outspoken justices Felix Frankfurter and Hugo Black helped shape its legacy.

Series Foreword

ix

Preface

xi

PART ONE Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

1

(194)

The Vinson Court and the Period

3

(32)

Truman Succeeds Roosevelt

4

(1)

Ending the War

5

(1)

The United Nations

6

(1)

Reconversion

7

(1)

The Cold War Begins

8

(1)

The Fair Deal and the 80th Congress

9

(5)

The 1948 Election

14

(2)

Foreign Policy, the Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan

16

(3)

The Korean War

19

(1)

The Communist Issue

20

(3)

The Steel Seizure Case

23

(1)

The 1952 Election

24

(1)

Assembling the Vinson Court

25

(7)

References and Further Reading

32

(3)

The Justices

35

(54)

Frederick Moore Vinson

36

(8)

Hugo Lafayette Black

44

(5)

Stanley Forman Reed

49

(4)

Felix Frankfurter

53

(7)

William Orville Douglas

60

(6)

Frank Murphy

66

(3)

Robert Houghwout Jackson

69

(4)

Wiley Blount Rutledge

73

(4)

Harold Hitz Burton

77

(3)

Tom Campbell Clark

80

(3)

Sherman Minton

83

(3)

Conclusion

86

(1)

References and Further Reading

87

(2)

Major Decisions

89

(72)

Aftermath of World War II

90

(3)

Presidential Power

93

(5)

The Rosenberg Case

98

(4)

Loyalty of Government Employees

102

(3)

The Communist Issue and Free Speech

105

(6)

Local Government Restrictions on Speech

111

(4)

Group Libel

115

(1)

The First Amendment and Picketing

116

(2)

The Vinson Court and Labor Rights

118

(9)

Incorporation

127

(1)

Free Exercise of Religion

128

(2)

Establishment of Religion

130

(6)

Adamson v. California and the Incorporation Debate

136

(4)

Due Process Rights

140

(2)

The Fourth Amendment

142

(6)

Equal Protection Cases

148

(10)

Conclusion

158

(1)

References and Further Reading

159

(2)

Legacy and Impact

161

(34)

The Transformation of the Court

162

(2)

Equal Protection

164

(2)

Freedom of Speech

166

(4)

Internal Security

170

(2)

Freedom of Religion

172

(3)

Incorporation

175

(1)

Rights of the Accused

176

(2)

The Fourth Amendment: Search Warrants

178

(1)

The Fourth Amendment: Wiretapping

179

(1)

The Exclusionary Rule

180

(1)

The Sixth Amendment: The Right to Counsel

181

(1)

The Fifth Amendment: The Privilege against Self-Incrimination

182

(3)

Criminal Procedure in the Burger and Rehnquist Courts

185

(1)

Apportionment

186

(5)

The Steel Seizure Case

191

(1)

Conclusion

192

(1)

References and Further Reading

193

(2)

PART TWO Reference Materials

195

(80)

Key People, Laws, and Events

197

(34)

Chronology

231

(8)

Table of Cases

239

(6)

Glossary

245

(14)

Annotated Bibliography

259

(16)

Index

275

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